* References should be presented in the
APA style. Some examples:
you can Google "Purdue OWL
APA Style Headings" to find that page).
Watching their students struggle with the American Psychological Association's (APA) Publication Manuel to find the correct forms for their research papers, term papers, and laboratory reports, Schwartz, Landrum, and Gurung present a guide to the
APA style in a conversational tone.
The assignment required students to: (1) locate peer-reviewed research articles; (2) evaluate the sources for relevance to their topics; (3) summarize the sources, including their research methods and conclusion; and (4) cite the sources using
APA style. To design the rubric, we reviewed guidelines for information literacy rubrics [6, 8] and settled on four performance levels (1-4) representing a range of student abilities to meet each of the four rubric criteria (Table 1).
Mages and Garson describe the creation and assessment of a tutorial focused on
APA style. With over a thousand visits per month, it became obvious the APA tutorial fulfilled a specific need, and it freed librarians to spend more time teaching other aspects of information literacy beyond citations.
For format and reference style, consult the
APA style manual.
Even though the Manual offers a set of specific guidelines for different aspects of written academic work, per the experts, who conducted this investigation, there are serious deficiencies in the application of
APA style that obstruct the revising process of scientific articles.
Format your manuscript according to the guidelines in the TESL Canada Journal Submission Form (e.g.,
APA style, spacing, margins).
Students must create an annotated bibliography for each article that consists of correctly citing the article using
APA style and describing the article in their annotation.
Any differences between the MLA and
APA style guides about a particular rule will be noted.